Steward Realty Trust, Inc. is a commercial mortgage REIT that provides financing, backed by land and farm assets, to farmers using sustainable and ecologically-sound agricultural practices. As such, the company may invest, alone or with others, in loans to farming and ranching businesses for agriculture, aquaculture, or forestry. Financing will be primarily in the form of first-mortgage loans and majority participation interests in first-mortgage loans, but may eventually include a small number of mezzanine-subordinate loans, leasehold transactions, and bridge loans. As further explained below, loans will be structured as construction, mini-permanent (âmini-permâ), and stabilized financings.
